Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum and his first live performance in 10 years!

I really started getting into Neutral Milk Hotel just a few years ago thanks to my friend Mike, and was very disheartened when I learned that they hadn't toured or performed in a long time. 10 years, actually.

Neutral Milk Hotel is just one of the few remaining bands on my concert "bucket list." Over the years I've systematically sought out and attended concerts from my favorite artists, including Pearl Jam, Muse, The Rolling Stones, and so many more. I had a chance to see Dylan a few years back when he was touring and turned that down; probably a bad move now that I look back. I'm still hoping to catch The Silversun Pickups, Smashing Pumpkins (in some form or other), and a few others on my list, but I'm not holding out hope on catching Neutral Milk Hotel anytime soon.

That being said, thanks to the folks of MOG.com (via Stereogum and Pitchfork), I learned that Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum performed live recently at the Chris Knox benefit event in New York City. I wasn't there, but just reading about the recap is exciting enough.

Head over to MOG.com and check out a small description of the recap as well as some fan videos of Magnum's performance taken at the event.

There's another review and more videos at Stereogum as well.

Who is on your concert bucket list?